2023年12月18日 · As the chart above shows, breaking down the total waste figure, households discard an estimated 569 million tonnes, with the global food service sector wasting 244 million tonnes and food retailers responsible for around 118 million tonnes.

2022年11月29日 · Food waste turned into livestock feed benefits farmers by reducing feed costs and disposal costs. Food waste particularly from production is nutritious, like dried and wet extracted residue from the beer-making process at breweries, corn gluten from wet milling manufacturing of corn starch or syrup, or dried and wet grains from distillery ...

2020年8月20日 · Millions of people worldwide suffer from malnutrition, yet 1.3 billion tonnes of food is thrown away each year. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has put out a list of simple yet effective ways we can all reduce food waste. From buying ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables to rearranging your fridge.

2024年5月8日 · Food waste harms the environment, but reducing how much food is produced only to be thrown away can curb hunger. It could also save the world more than US$120 billion yearly (£96 billion) – and around £700 a year per household.

2023年2月13日 · The United Nations estimates that food waste amounts to nearly a fifth of global food production. Household food waste is the largest contributor. Household food waste is the largest contributor. And a further 14% of food is lost between harvest and retail – before it even reaches consumers.

2021年3月26日 · Around 931 million tonnes of food goes to waste each year. 61% comes from households, 26% from food service and 13% from retail. Reducing waste could have social, economic and environmental benefits. The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to …

2024年5月31日 · In regions dependent on local agriculture, food waste can emerge when producing food; in affluent areas with a global food supply chain, the issue lies more with consumer waste and inefficient food usage. Modern techniques, such as advanced drying food methods, are emerging as effective solutions to food waste.

2021年3月5日 · Food loss and waste can be composted so valuable nutrients return to the soil instead of being thrown away. And organic farm waste can be used for bioenergy to power homes and agribusinesses. New, nature-based technologies, such as the use of black soldier flies to compost waste , can generate multiple useful products including compost ...

We each throw out 74kg (163 lbs) of food waste per person, per year. UN Sustainable Development Goals aim for 50% less food waste by 2030. AI software is shown to reduce supermarket food waste by a third. Tech startup Wasteless is using AI to cut down on food waste. Wasteless is a member of The Circulars Accelerator Cohort 2021 on UpLink.

2024年4月10日 · Despite the critical role aquatic food systems play in nutrition and food security worldwide, these value chains encounter significant loss and waste challenges. In 2021, approximately 23.8 million tonnes of aquatic foods were lost or wasted, representing 14.8% of global production.